Comments for Green jobs, safe jobs

Comment on US green watchdog backs worker role in inspections by Hilda Palmer

Hilda Palmer — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:49:17 +0000

This blog is an amazingly useful source of factual, well researched, easily readable information, situated in proper politcal context, free of greenwash, providing excellent critque of current policies, and good practice wherever it can be found world wide.
It also gives updates on all the innovative action, campaigning by unions and grass roots groups across world, and makes clear that we are fighting for action to reduce damage to the planet but also to workers and that so called ‘green’ or ‘climate’ jobs MUST also be good jobs or there is no point. Great work, thanks.

Comment on Insulation action as deaths go through the roof by Keith Lapwood

Keith Lapwood — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:28:09 +0000

Workcover legislation through out the country makes the employer responsible for workplace what is different here?? Nothing, the employers are responsible for putting untrained people into confined spaces without any recognized training as well as the effects of dehydration and its outcomes. Had the states adopted adopted the progressive ACT workplace legislation which was overridden by the Howard Government at least three employers involved with the insulation would be facing charges that could have lead to custodial sentences

Comment on Green capitalism can be just as deadly by Morag Parnell

Morag Parnell — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000

You mention an epoxy resin being involved in being associated with the symptoms experienced by the women.
Can we have more information about this please. From the description of the symptoms it would appear that they were exposed to considerable doses.
It is important because of the current interest in BPA both in polycarbonate plastic and the resin used in the linings of food cans.

Comment on Britain: Save the Vestas turbine factory by Green capitalism can be just as deadly

Green capitalism can be just as deadly — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:13:32 +0000

[...] July 2009, workers occupied the plant in a trade union campaign to keep the factory open after all the 500 plus staff were issued [...]

Comment on Insulation action as deaths go through the roof by Belated action after Oz insulation deaths

Belated action after Oz insulation deaths — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:50:13 +0000

[...] warning inexperienced and unscrupulous operators were rushing to cash in on the scheme. National union federation ACTU called in November 2009 for the scheme to be halted, until the shortcomings with training of workers and licensing of operators were addressed. The [...]

Comment on Toxins were recycled in recycling firm air by Dorothy Wright

Dorothy Wright — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:31:17 +0000

Yet another incidence of total ineptitude and betrayal of British citizens by a judiciary totally out of touch with reality
Even if we successfully campaigned for stringent laws and penalties, they would still be administered by crown prosecutors and judges so set in their views that workers lives are just expendable human garbage to be disposed of at the whim of unscrupulous employers
We sat in court last week,after 5 years of battling,to heara judge toss out the manslaughter charge of the man who killed my son in an explosion because he was taking backhanders for illegally processing hazardous waste
The case was thrown out,not because there was insufficient evidence,or because a jury had heard all the evidence and found him not guilty, but because it had taken too long for CPS to bring case to court
THe CPS had closed ranks to protect a Crown prosecutor who grievously erred in law in not bringing Manslaughter charges back in 2005,taking all this time to admit they were wrong
The killer then pled guilty to section 7 of HSAWA so no witnesses called, no evidence heard.He just walked away to do it again, no doubt while the family were vilified in court for causing him so much worry by pursuing our fight for justice

The company have just been charged with section 2 and 3 and case will not be heard until almost 6 years after my son’s life was stolen from him

The clear message sent out to these employers in the waste industry is kill,maim,make ill do what you like to your employees,the justice system will do very little while the media stay silent.Thne profit in risking lives far outweighs the piddly fines
When are the British people going to wake up to their exploitation by greedy reckless companies protected by a useless justice system and corrupt polticians who lie about the numbers killed and a media that scoffs at Health and Safety
Britian is indeed a sick,sick country

Comment on First lead, now mercury makes a toxic comeback by Toxins were recycled in recycling firm air

Toxins were recycled in recycling firm air — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:43:45 +0000

[...] metals use, far from declining, appears to be staging a comeback. Lead use has increased dramatically in recent years. And increased production of electronic [...]

Comment on Where do your gizmos go to die? by Poisonous record of prison e-waste recycling

Poisonous record of prison e-waste recycling — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:39:40 +0000

[...] Department Office of Inspector General as part of its system-wide review of all the federal prison e-waste recycling centers. This NIOSH report covered conditions at federal prisons at Elkton in Ohio, [...]

Comment on What’s union, green and read all over? by M.Shahadat Hossain

M.Shahadat Hossain — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:42:32 +0000

Thus a further goal of this program is to build cooperative labor-management partnerships so workplaces become safer and more productive, enhance the competitiveness of American firms in the global economy, and contribute to the health of the planet.

Comment on Insulation action as deaths go through the roof by Roofing Insulation

Roofing Insulation — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:37:32 +0000

This all expects where you live. but I think a boost to green jobs can actually save this economy.